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The Linux Foundation

Non-profit consortium fostering growth of Linux

The Linux Foundation is a non-profit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 as a merger of the former Free Standards Group (FSG) and the former Open Source Developer Lab (OSDL), the LF sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. The Linux Foundation promotes, protects and standardizes Linux by providing unified resources and services needed for open source to successfully compete with closed platforms. For more see our [About page](https://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/). All software produced by us is free software published under OSI-approved licenses. See project ideas page for the license used by each project.

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  • linux
  • cups
  • ai
  • fuzz-testing
  • kernel
  • automotive
  • printing
  • iio
  • zephyr

Project ideas

2 ideas on its 2026 ideas page.

  1. Linux Foundation GSoC Project groups
  2. Our source code repositories

Read the ideas page. Ideas are for scope reference; never copy one into a proposal.

History

In GSoC since 2016, 11 years. Projects per year: '16: 11, '17: 11, '18: 12, '19: 7, '20: 13, '21: 18, '22: 14, '23: 11, '24: 19, '25: 21, '26: 19.

On GitHub

1 repository pushed to in the last year.

Links and channels

go deeper in your terminal
git-into-gsoc org "The Linux Foundation" --shortlist
git-into-gsoc repos "The Linux Foundation"
git-into-gsoc issues --org "The Linux Foundation"
or ask your assistant:
"Which The Linux Foundation repositories merge
newcomers' pull requests, and which beginner
issues are still free?"

Those commands read live data: which repositories merge outside pull requests, and which beginner issues nobody has claimed. Install in two minutes.